The Secrets of Tableside Caesar Salad at Tijuana’s Iconic Caesar’s Restaurant - Eater San Diego
"At the height of Tijuana’s Prohibition-era decadence, Caesar’s owner Caesar Cardini first created his eponymous Caesar salad. The tableside specialty quickly became a favorite with the many Americans, including Hollywood’s A-list, who were heading south of the border in droves to take advantage of Tijuana’s plentiful drinks, gambling, and live entertainment. With its golden years long past, the original Caesar’s closed in the late aughts during a slump in Tijuana tourism due to strict border restrictions and intense organized crime activity. However, the Plascencia family, regarded as Tijuana’s leading restaurateurs, revived the restaurant at its original location in 2010, during a time in which the city was shedding its anything-goes reputation for that of a bona fide culinary and arts destination." - Mario A. Cortez
